Weft-feeler for looms.



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J. NORTHROP. WBFT-FEELER FOR LOOMS.

APIfLIOATION FILED M315. 1906.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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J. NORTHROP. WEI-T FEE-LEE FOR LOOMS. APILIOATION FILED FEB. 15, 1906.

JPateIited Feb. 9, 1909..

6 SHEETS-SHEET 2 J. NORTHROP.

WEFT EEELER FOR LOOMEI. APPLIOATION'IILED 213.15, 1906.

' Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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Inve nior'" -;r. NORTHROP. WEPT FEELER FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED r3515, 1906.

- Patented Feb. 9, 1909,.

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witnesses J; NORTHROP. WEFT FEELBR FOR LOOMS. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15, 1906,

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witnsses periodically comes in contact with or re-e V ensuing brings the Weft-replenishin' mech a s gecification.

. rior to the complete exhaustionfof the working Weft so that no blank picks' oecufy and there are no short length picks-woveminto I" variation in the amount of thread variable factors, the. weftiS. 8Xh&11 Sii2;l9-- j fore the feeler sets ther weft rplenishing? mechanism into-action; the'pur 'ose -.o*the f reset. isdeieated- In suchtcontm'gency the looms-see ordinarily designed to stop autoe astically, reqniring the weaveeto remedy What won 'd otherwise he a JONAS nonzrnno le- V non rnann'tmna; A 00 A ham-mane To all whom ma comer-n: a Be it known "that I; .Jonns' Non'rnso Hopedele, in -the eonntytof Worms State of Massachusetts, thavein'i'veiited tain new and usefn'l-Im' moment-thwart: Feelers for Igooms, of the ibllovvingis he present invention has"} )articular-ut ishing looms wherein-the weft is 'replemshed the cloth. 7 are now commonly known as *feelef loome because ordinarily equip ed- M ka m'bvam device ee p atively .col necfi dwith the weft-replenishing mechanism) which the Weft in the Working shuttle} and, Wl1en the volume of Weft has been suflicientlyiea duced, the movement of' the. i'eelerv thereby anism into action. In the practice use of such ieeler mechanisms there are numerous variable factors requiring consideration. The bobbin or other weft-carrier is'not rigidly held in the working shuttle, and-as itre oeives the blow of the feelerit may-yield" slightly. Bobbins may not be exactly the same size, and different shuttles may" not hold the bobbins in exactly the same posi tion; There is necessarilysomelost motion in-the parts which actuate the lay; sothatit' may not always beat up to elcactly the'sam'e osition, and'the lost motion in adjacent ooms may be variable. These are among the variable factors to be considered:- 1 these variations are minute; they-,becom important when it is borne in ,mind 'tliaif h h I y eworking'shuttle is the condition which i's Y to bring the weit-replenishin mechanism. into action. If; as-tlie 'result 0 one or more resenee of the defect-in the cloth,- and to restartthe loom. avoid this the feeier' mnst-i be so set" ast o obviate the robability of such stoppage.- As a result oigthis; th'e'feeien may-' .bring*t e 'akspeqifisaeion of Letters went.

Automatic looms of 'this type 0f thread Without impeding the automatic which- Y Y 'j Figure-1, is-a plan view of ashuttle-box vertica .wardly, that i fto say-,' towargl the feele stre ts. Figs. 11, l2, and 13;"ared1agreme' illustrating the aetiomol'iithe feeler; v ,2

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or: noennstil itessiicnnsn'r'ifis, ASSIGNOR TO Deanna. COMPANY, or

neonmionor MAINE.

non Looms I Patented Fee.- 9, i909. K1996. Serial No. 391,262.

replenishing mechanisminto act-ion while a "jihateizialamount ofthread still remains in ,ffihe Working shuttle, in which event a con- 'siderahle quantitybf thread is wastedg and this-waste, inthe case ofhigh rioedfa rics, my largely. counterbalance t "eadvantage of automatic weft replenishmenti.

j The main-object or the resentimproye '1t'y in'that class of automatic weft repim 1 Weft replenishment.

One embodiment off-the present invention lsillustrated in the accompanying drawings,

at one end of the lay of a; loom and. also a 1glen view of one end of the stationary roast-beam and of an extension thereof )which supports the feelen'mechanism; the

front late of the shuttie-boat and the front Wall 0 the shuttle shownin the'shuttle-box being artly broken away; Fig. 2, is a l section in the laneindicatedby the line 2-2 in Figr l. l igz 3, is-Q-detailhorizo'ntalsection of the transmitter? andits '4*'10 in Fig; 1, andlooking' inwardly toward the breast-beam} andv the outer-endof the transmitter; Fig: 5'', is elevationof the breast beam-extension sea an cer- 9o riedthereby, looking's'at the sameltrom-tlie. lay. Fig. o; is a vertical section-atlimiigh the, feeler; its governor,' and. sup'fport'. Flg. aplan'view'of one part 0 thefefeler overnor'support sho "certain,boltsorizontal section and lustrating certain.

'fe'atnresof adjustment. Fig-z 8,'is averti eal section through a shuttle, its; weft carrier,

and aportion of the feeler-inechanisinybeing} iitliiifi plane indicated byQthei -line in Fig-.- ,1. Fig. 9; isa vertical sectiong-m the plane: imi'icated by: line 949' inj'Fig; I7, otherf coo crating features not illustrated in Fig, 7, eing shown in 9 .FigAIILO Q is a vertical" sectioniinfthe-pan by the line 4 10 iii-Fig; 1 ,and1, oisingon shown as containing a suitable shuttle B, equipped with a removable weft-carrier 0, having weft thereon, illustrated at D, as a proaching exhaustion. The front wall of tffe shuttle has a slot a, and the front plate of the shuttle-box a registering aperture 12, (Fig. 1) through which the feeler E, may enter as the lay beats forward toward the breast-beam F, soas to contact with the weft. The breastbeam has an extension consisting of a firmly bolted bracket G, which carries the feeler E. This bracket also carries the transmitter H, through which the action of the feeler is transmitted to the automatic weft-replenishing mechanism. The mechanism brought into action by this transmitter is not illustrated because its details constireplenishing mechanism. The illustrated transmitter H, is

.tute no part of the present improvements.-

This mechanism may conveniently be that set forth in United States Letters Patent No. 789,471, dated shown at 36, 37, Fi

1, a transmitter similar in its action to t e transmitter H, now

illustrated. This transmitter H is rep'r-' sentative of the succeeding train of weftpivoted near its middle to swing on a horizontal stud c, (Fig. 3) and it has a cam-slot (1, (Fig.4) at its outer end, through which extends a controller I, pivoted at its inner end to a vertical stud e, (Figs. 1, 3, and 5). he outer end of the controller is normally maintained in its rearward position, as shown in Fi 1, by a coilhdsprmg f, (Figs. 2, 3, and 5 hen the outer end of the controller is moved forward (as is the case when the feeler'detects the approaching exhaustion of weft) the centre er acts upon the cam-slot cl, to swing the transmitter on its stud automatic replenishment of weft is accomplished by means such as those set forth in said Patent No. 789,471. This mode of operation and relation between controller and'transmitter is substantiall as set forth in said-Patent No. 789,471. 11 accordance with the present improvements the outer or free end of the controller has an upwardly extending beveled finger J (Fi s. 1, and 13) which cooperates with a bevelled notch. K,

0, whereby the (Figs. 11, and 13) in the forward end of the long arm of the feeler. The feeler is a lever ivoted to swing horizontally on a vertical stud g (Figs. 6, and 11) secured to the feeler-governor L.- Normallythe feeler and controller finger J, are'out of re ister, as shown in Fig. 1, but, When the fee er swings on its ivot stud g, its notch K, registers with said finger J, as shown in Fig. 13, withjthe result that the controller is moved forwardly to start the weft-re lenishment, as will presently appear. he feeler is restored to its,normal positionby a spring h, (Fig. 11).

The feeler-governor L, ismounted on a May 9, 1905, wherein is weft-carrier than does the and the rectly with the rear end of the feeler-gov- 130 suitable guide so as to be capable of moving back and forward, and, as herein shown, it constitutes a carrier for the feeler as well as the governor of the critie al' or functional action of the feeler. It is moved backwardl by a spring M (Figs. 6, 9, and 10) and forwardly by the action of the weft on the feeler as the lay beats up. The rear end of the feelengovernor registers with the slots a,

and b, (Figs. 1, and 2)-so as to enter the shut 7 tle; and, when the lay beats forward, the weft on the weft-carrier (except when approaching exhaustion) encounters, the feeler, and forces it together with the feeler-governor forwardly against the stress of the spring M, this constituting the usual and normal action. The feeler and feeler-governor touch the weft at different places lengthwise of the weft-carrier; and the feeler touches the weft nearer the free tip of the feeler-governor. prevented from The feeler is normally by means of a fceler swinging on its pivot 9, look N (Fig. 11) which 1s mounted to slide forward and back on the feeler-governor between the heel of the feeler and an abutment i, fixed to the feeler-governor. This lock is normally held in its rear position on the feelergovernor, as shown in Fig. 1, by a spring 0 (Figs. 2, 6, 10, and 12-3) in which position it looks the feeler, holding it from swinging on its pivotyand hence keeping the feeler out of engagement with the controller I. The lock is held down in place on the feeler-governor by a fixed guide pin Z, (Figs. The aperture 6, in the front wall of the shuttle box is sufficiently high (Fig. 2) to receive the lock as the lay swings forward, but the lock extends u wardly above the slot a, in the shuttle so t the slot (1.

The mode of opera-tion will now be under stood. As shown in the drawings, the feeler -E, extends rearwardly toward theweft-earrier farther than the feeler-governor L, or the 110 feeler lock N. This is true when neither, feeler nor feeler-governor is within the shuttle, and when neither is in contact with the weft; and in fact is always true, except when the feeler is swung on its ivot. while there is ample weft m the shuttle, the weft encounters the feeler as the lay beats forward, and the fceler, feeler-gm-ernor and feeler lock are moved forward with the lay, and, on the lays retreat, wards 'bythe springs M, 0. During this normal action the l'eeler islprevented from swinging on its pivot by tie look. This action continues until the weft has been so far depleted that it does not encounter the feeler. 125

This condition is illustrated in Fig, 11. As here shown the weft l) is so far deple ed that the weft-carrier C, is bare opposite the feeler,

weft now abnormally contacts diat the lock can never enter Normally,

are moved back- :35 troller finger, and, also,

the rear face of the. feelcr-lock. As here :10 shown, when the lay beats forward, the shut-- tie-body first hits the feeler-lockso as to move it miflioient'ly forward :to unlock the feeler;,and, the weft then encountersthe ieeler-governor, thereby moving it and its adjuncts forward, but the fecler'is'then'idle because encounteringnothing and does not swing on depletion permits the feeler to encounter the 20. previousiy weft-covered but now denuded ody of the weft-carrier (3, as indicated in Fig. i2, this now occurring in advance of the weft D, striking the feeler-governor. Since the lock N, has been first moved out of the 35 way by the blow of the s huttleebody, the action now is, first, -to swing the feeler onits ivot so as to bring its notched end 'K, be 'nd the finger J, of the controller I; and,. then to move the feeler governor and feeler .30 forward, thereby causing-the feeler toencounterthe. controller finger and moveit forward (as shown in Fig.,13),'with the result that the controller acting in the cam slot 01,- swings the transmitter H, and hence efi'ec-ts 35 the replenishment of weft.

The feeling action which brings about the replenishin operation is between the last windin s thread. on the Weft-carrier and the su ace of the weft-carrierwhich has been left bare by-the denudation of its thread previously covering it. This not only-permits great .licac of action but is also not subject to distur arms by variable factors which affect revious feelers; The effective action of'thc eeler is simply dependent upon the diiierence'in level between the residue of weft on the weft-carrier and the adj acent denudcd body of the weftwarrier, and this may by adjustment of the feeler; and feeler-governor be so far reduced as to eliminate any substantial waste of thread. The delicacy and sensitiveness of the feeler is due in part to the circumstance that the feeler is a pivoted 1e ver, the long arm of. which engages the-con- ,the feeler; and to 'thefact that momentum rather than positive swing of'the feelermay be utilized to bring about the o erative con- ,nectioii with the'controller. j'i hen the dc io nuded weft carrier strikes it, the iceler swings by momentum far enough for one "cor- ..aner-of its notch to enga thecontroller finger, which is all that is necesto insure control since, engagement beingi thiis initiated,- the advance of thefeeler its pivot though free to do so. This action continues until the weft by its furtherto the notched end of e the beveled edge of.

. blank. picks occur.

governor completes the engagement. This not only adds to the sensitiveness of the feeler but also'admits am le clearance between the feeler and control or during normal action, thus avoiding accidental wefts'eplenishment. Also, momentum isinstriunental in unlocking the feeler, since, when struck by "the'shuttle, the fecler-lock flies forward to clear the feeler. In this connection, it is to be noted, that the feelerlock spring 0, is

light as com 'ared with the ieeler-govcrnor spring M. T e action of the feeler is first to contact withthe weft on the working weft carrier; then to be held idle so as to have contact with neither Weft nor -weft-carrier; and

the weft zarrier. --During the first period of this action (while the feelcr is encounteringtheweft) the ieeler andfeeler-governor move togetherin th'e same direction and equally, the feeler being locked from movement relatively to the teeler-governor by the feelerlock. During this first period the feelengovwith the weft or weft-carrie1u It mafy, per haps, from time to time touch the we t, 'ut,

whether or not, is a matter of indifference,

since, in any event, the feeler look at this time prevents anyrelative movement of the feeler and feeler-governor, because the lock moves equallywith the governor and feeler. The second period of action arrives when the weft in the path of the weft-carrier toward the feeler has been so far do leted as to per- --ernor has no efi'ective or functional contact mit the feeler-governor to a normally touch the weft while the'feeler itself is thereby-prelvented from contacting either with the weft or with the denuded body of the weft-carrier. This idle movement and its duration are govemed by the feeler-governor. At? the be ginning of this second period the lock still acts to prevent'movementof the feeler rela tively-: to the feeler-governor; but, toward the close of this period, the depletion of the weft lying between the weft-carrier and the feele'r-governor permits the body of the shuttle to encounter the lock thereby moving the lock relatively to the feele'r-governor and fee'ler and hence unlocking the feeler.

Finally, in the further depletion of the weft' between the weft-carrier and the feeler-governor, the feeler again becomes active 'fen countering the denuded body of the weft carrier; and, being now unlocked, it executes its movement relatively to that/oi the Easier-governor and in a direction ditierent from' that in which the. 'fce'ler g'ovst'nor moves, and thus encounters thialcontroller Tend hence causes the action of the weit reiple'nishing mechanism.z-" This occurs-while there is still enough wait on the worlingweiu carrier to carry on the weaving until there- 'plenishment has beenieiiected so; that no As a rule, tlic first contact between the feeder and, the body of. the

. to secure the desired weft-carrier swings the feeler so as to engage the controller and elfect the Weft-replen i'shment. i

The feeler lock is an important feature of the invention. The weft-carrier may be irregularlysupplied with thread so that when it is still full of thread, it may present suchsurfaces to the feeler-governor and 'feeler respectively as would cause the functional movement of the feeler relatively to the feeler-governor, if the lock were This premature action of the feeler is revented by the lock which does not unl hck the feele'r until the weft is nearly exhausted. .The lock is referably so located and related that several picks take place after the feeler is unlocked and before "the functional move- .ment of the feeler occurs. This insures the quiescence of the feeler and its proper location on the governor at the time it encoun ters the denuded weft-carrier.

The feeler acts and-sets the initiating devices of the replenishing mechanism into action while there is still enou h thread on the weft-carrier to enable the t read to last until the denuded weft-carrier is discharged from the shuttle. By adjusting devices- (to be described) this amount of thread can be regulated so as to cover the usual exigencies such as those growin out of delay in the replenishment due to t e displacement of the shuttle at the supply side of the loom.

The rearward projection of the feele'r farther than thg fee er-governor is exaggerated in the drawings in order that it may be noted, and to facilitate understanding of the operation. In practice the difference is much smallerthan is shown,

differential action between the feeler and governor.

adjusting features are. used in connection with the feeler mechanism. The bracket G,

immediately carries the P, of the feeler is. slot m (Fig. 5), and the baseP bring it into proper register The bracket'G, has-a horizontal- ,has a vertical slot p (Figs. 2, 5, and 6) throughwhich slots extends a fastening bolt Q. These twoslots permit the vertical and horizontal adjustment of the feeler and governor so as to with'the slots in'the shuttle and shuttle-box front.

. Intermediate between the base P, and the feeler-governor'L, is the adjustable feelersupport for the feeler-governor which is composed of a bottom R, and cap S (Figs. 6, and 9) which also serve to guide the stem of the feeler-governor and house the spring N. This support is adjustable back and forth, and also has a rocking or angular adjustment on the base P. The base P, has a fore and aft groove .1 (Figs. '6 and 7), in its upper face in which enters and slides a pivot boss T, on the underside of the bottom R. The

support.-

not present.

bottom R, likewise has a slot .9 (Fig. 7), parallel with slot r, and the cap S, has a similar l slot 8 (Fig. 1), through which pass two fasright angles to the slots 1", and .9. These slots permit the angular adjustment of the sup ort R, S, around its ivot T, relatively to t e" length of thewworkingshuttle and to the length of its contained weft-carrier. This admits a very nice adjustment of tile feeler E, so as to determine just when it shall touch the denuded body of the weftcarrier relatively to the depletion of the thread. With this adjustment it is not necessary that the rear faces of the feeler and feeler-jgovernonshould be at different levels or out of line with each other. since the time of the effective or functional action of the feeler can be wholly re ulated by the angular adjustment. The feelhr-guide is held in its which are carried by and. bear against the support 7 1 .The cap S, is secured to the bottom R, by the ta -bolts w, w, shown in Figs. 2, 7, and 11. 'l he cap is upwardly arched as shown at W, in Fig, 10, to form a guideway for the controller 1. ,';l liis arched guide also serves :'-(Figs. 7. and 9) base the. P, R S

and only great enough to limit ake s'wmg of the controller in both directions. This is of especial importance to prevent displacement movement under the thrust of the fecler. The feelefigovernor has a projection m (Fig. 10), also sliding in this arched-guide which aids in maintaining the feeler-governor in proper position. The controller is back of this projection, and, in consequence, the spring M, aids the spring f, in restoring the controller to itsnormal position and maintaining it there.

The stud c, (Fig. 3) on which the transmitter H, swings is on a bracket X, to which the controller is pivoted, This stud has a horizontal opening larger in diameter than a bolt Y, which fastens bracket X, to a projection Z, of the bracket G. This ermits the adjustment of the controller relatively to the feeler, so that the relation between the feeler-notch K; and controller-finger J, can be regulated.

' It is obvious that numerous changes can be made inthe structure and details of the mechansim without departing from the principles of the invention. It is further obvious that the improvements are applicable to i (Fig. 7), in the base P, which extends at p7ostion of angular adjustment by the bolts of the controller I when executing its outward or operative A number of important structural and looms having diflerent weft-replenishing de: vices, and to fancy, multiple-harness, and dro box looms.

with automatic weft-replenishing mechan ism, they can be advantageously employed in connection with mechanism designe to stop the loom before the complete exhaustion of the working weft.

- Iclaim:

1. A loom having a feeler-governor anda feeler movable relatively thereto, both oi which enter the shuttle to cooperate with the leases the ieeler -and,there weft therein, in combination with a feelerlock which normally locks the feeler, but;

when the weft demands regienishment, re-

y permits the functional movement of the feeler; 5

2. A loom having, in combination, a feelergovernor and a color both of which enterthe working shuttle and touch the weft, the feeler extending farther toward the weft-can 'rier than the feeler-governor when neither feeler nor feelerovernor is touching the weft, whereby sai .feeler may-touch the denuded weft-carrier while weft may still be left between the weft-carrierand the feelergovernor. y 7 r 3. A loom having, in combination, a feeler entering the shuttle, and a feeler-lock which normally locks the feeler, but before the weft demands replenishment, releases and thereby I permits the functional movement of the entering the shuttle, and a feeler-lock which.

feeler. I p

4, A loom having, in combination, a feeler prevents the feeler from performing its function until that part of the weftcarrier registering with the leeler'is denuded of 5. A loom having, in combination, ai'eelergovernor and a feeler movable-first equallywith said feeler-governer 1 and thereafter relatively thereto, both leelengoverner and leeler entering the working shuttle to contact with the weft therein, and the'feeler to the exclusion of the 'feeler-governor also contact: ing with 'therdenuded weft-carrieiito produce its movement relatively to the..leelehgovernor.

6. A loom having, in combination, a feelergovernor and a. feeler connected therewith,

both of which enter the shuttle to cooperate with the weft therein, and a loomcontroller cooperating solely with said feeler. a 7. A loom having, in comb ation, a feelergovernor and a feeler pivoted. thereto,-=,both' of which enter the shuttleto cooperate. with the weft therein, and a loom controller cooperating solely with said feeler.

8. A loom having, in combination, a feeler,

, a controller struck thereby and a guide for said controller which limits its outward opergttiirc movement under the thrust of the ee er. r l

- .;1 gover nor;a' 'le the present improvements -have; special utility when employed in connect on 9. automatic weft-replenishing loom having, in. combination, a movable feelerfeeler pivoted to said feeler'governor, the feelingend of which extends towardithmweft-carrier'farther than does the feeling end of the'feeler-governor, whereby the .ieeler-governor is normally held from effective contact with the weft; a feeler-lock movable witkand on the feeler-governor which normally locks the feeler and prevents its swinging on the color-governor, said lock extending into the lane of the path of a portion of the shuttleod and bein normally held out of contact wit the shutt e-body by the contact between the weft and feeler; a lshuttle hav' an aperture forthe entrance of bothisaid eeler-governor and said feeler; weft-replenishing mechanism; and a controller for said mechanism which is set in action when the feeler swings.

10. A loom having a feeler which first touches the weft on the working weft-carrier and thereafter touches the denuded weftcarrier,-and means for rendering said feeler idle in the'interim so as to touch neither weft nor weft-carrier.

11. An automatic weft-replenishing-loom having, in combination, a shuttle having a weft-carrier and constructed. to allow contact with said weft-carrier and its weft; a 9 movable feeler-governor adapted to enter said shuttle and abnormally touch the weft a ieeler adapted to enter said shuttle and normally touch the weft at a different place lengthwise of the weit-carrier than where 100 said feeler-governortouches, said feeler hav-' ing the same movement as the feeln-govd .ernor and in addition a difierent movement, and the touching end of said feeler extend ing towards the Weft-carrier farther than 3.05 does the touching end of said feelengovernor; and a controller for the weit-replenishing mechanism which is set in action by engage ment with said feeler only, and when said feeler moves in the direction which the ieeler- 1 10 governornever moves in.

12. An autpmatic weft-re lenishing loom having, in combination, a s uttle having a weft-carrier and constructed to allow contact with said weft-carrier and its weft; a 115 feeler-governor having a reciprocating move ment only, and adapted to enter said shuttle and abnormally touch the weft; a ieelerg adapted to enter said shuttle and normally touch the weft at a different place lengthwim 120 of the weft-carrier than where the ieeler governor touches, said feeler having a normal reciprocating movement and an ahnormal swinging movement, and the teaching end of said feelerextending towards the i said feeler only, and when sai leeler swings. 133

/ feeler.

anism-which 5 feelerovernor adapted to governgr touches, said feeler having an 13. An automatic weft-replenishing loom having, in combination, a shuttle having a weft-carrier and constructed to allow contact with said Weft-carrier and its weft; a -feeler-governor adapted to enter said shuttle and abnormally touch the weft; afeeler adapted to enter said shuttle and normally touch the weft at a. different place lengthwise of the weftrcarrier than where said feeler-governor touches, the touching end of said feeler extending towards the weftcarrier farther than does the touching end of said feeler-governor when neither feeler nor feeler-governor is within the shuttle and a controller for the weft-replenishing mechanism which is set in action by said 14. An automatic weft-replenishingloom having, in combination, a s uttle having a normally touch the weft-carrier and constructed to allow contact With'said weft-carrier and itsweft; a feeler-governor having'a reciprocating moveand adapted to enter said shuttle and touch the weft; afeeler adapted to enter said shuttle and touch the weft, said feeler having a normal reciprocating 1 movement and an abnormal swinging movement and a controller for the weft-replenishin anism which is set in action by engagement with saidfeeler only, and when said-feeler swings.

1.5. An automatic weft-re lenishing loom having, in combination, a shuttle having a Weft-carrier and constructed to allow con-- tact with said weft-earrier and its Weft; a feelerovernor'adapted to enter said-shuttle and almgrmally touch the Weft;- afeeler adapted to enter said shuttle and normally touchthe weft, the touching feeler extending towards the farther than doesthe to'uchim end of said feeler-governor when neither t e feeler nor the feeler governor is within the shuttle; and

a controller for. the weft-replenishing mechis set in action by said feeler. 16. An automatic weft-re lenishing loom having,'in combination, a s uttlefhaving a weft-carrier and constructed to allow-eontact with said weft-carrier and its weft; a enter said shuttleand a normally touch-the weft; a feeler adapted to enterisaid shuttle, and normally touch the Weft at a different ace lengthwise of the weft-carrier than where the feelerabnormal swinging movement,

and the when neither the feeler nof'the feeler governor is within the shuttle; and a controller anism which for the weft-replenishing mech said feeler and-when 1s setin actiononly by said @eler swings. v

17. fLn automatib weft-replenishing loom having, in combination, a shuttle having a weft-carrier and constructed to allow contact with said weft-carrier and its weft; a movable feeler-governor adapted to enter said shuttle and abnormally touch the weft; a feeler adapted to enter said shuttle and weft, said feelcr having the same movement as thefeeler-governor and in-addition a movement 'in a different direction; and a controller for the weftreplenishing mechanism which is set in aetion by contact with said feeler only, and when said feeler the feeler-governor never moves in. y y

1 8. An automatic weft-replenishing loom having, in combination, a shuttle having a weft-carrier and constructed to allow contact with said weft-carrier and its weft; a feeler-governor having a reciprocating move ment only, and adapted to enter said shuttle and abnormally touch the weft; a feeler adapted to enter said shuttle and normally touch the weft, said feeler having a normal reciprocating movement and an abnormal swinging movement; and a controller for the weft-replenishing mechanism which is set in action'by contact with said feeler only, and when saidfeeler swings. a a

19. An automatic weft-re lenislling loom having, in combination, a shuttle having a Weft-carrier and constructed to 'allow con tact with said weft-carrier and its weft; a feelengovernor adapted to enter said shuttle and abnormally touchthe weft; a feeler adapted to enter said shuttle and normally touch the Weft-at a different place lengthwise of the weft-carrier than where said feelergovernor touches; and a controller for the weft-replenishing mechanism which is set in action by contact with said feeler only,

20. An automatic weft-re lenishing loom having, in combination, a s uttle having a efit-carrier and constructed to allow contact wit where said feeler-governor touches, the

touching end of said feeler extending towards the weft-carrier farther than does the touching end of said feeler-governor when neither feeler nor feeler-governor is within the shuttle; and a controller for the weftreplenishin mechanism which is set in ac tion by saidfeeler.

21. An automatic weft-replenishing loom having, a shuttle having a weft-carrier and constructed to allow contact with said weft-carrier audits weft; a feelerto enter said; shuttle and ler adapted to enter touch the weft, the touching endof said feeler extendin 1 towards the weft carrififarther than does tne to uchjngendof moves in the direction which movement as the feeler-governor and in eddi mechanism which is set in action by -sat tion a movement m the said feelengovernor when neitherfeeler nor feelers-governor is within the shuttle; and a controller for the weft-replenishin feeler.

22. An automatic weft-replenishing ioom having, in combination, a shuttle having-a weft-carrier and constructed 'to allowxc'on-r tact with said .weftcarrier and its-twegftg a movable fee1er-' overnor adapted to -enter said shuttle an? touch the.weft;.a feler adapted to enter said shuttle and touch-theweft, said feeier having the same direction of a difierent' direction; and a controller for tho tweft-replenishing mechanism which is set in action by-said feeler when said feeler moves in the direction which the feeler-governqr never moves in.

23. An automatic weft-re having, in combination, a s uttle having a weft-carrier and constructed to aiiow contact-with said weft-carrier and its Weft; a ifeelerovernor adapted to enter, said shuttle and 1 a normally touch the weft; a i'eier *adapted to enter said shuttle and normally t'ouch the Weft nearer the free tip of the weftcarrierthan does" the feeler-governor; and a controilecfor the weft-replenishing mech anismwhich is set in action-by contact with said'feeier only.

L Inwitness whereof, 1' have hereunto signed'rny name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JONAS NORTHROP.

Witnesses? I GEORGE O'rrs DRAPER, ERNEST W. Wool).

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